thiamine

(t̸hīə min, -mēn′)

noun

a white, crystalline B vitamin, CHClNOS, found in the outer coating of cereal grains, green peas, beans, egg yolk, liver, etc., and also prepared synthetically; vitamin B: a deficiency of this vitamin results in beriberi and certain nervous disorders
also thiamin

Origin: < thi- + (vit)amin

See thiamine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A vitamin, C12H17ClN4OS, of the vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and the bran coat of grains, and necessary for carbohydrate metabolism and normal neural activity. Also called vitamin B1.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of thiamin

Origin: : thi(o)-

Origin: + (vit)amin

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